Chapter 6- Amnesia
Both Lacus and Cagalli barely slept a wink the night before. They woke up at 6 in the morning and took turns in the shower. They then grabbed a quick bite then headed to the hospital again.
They went straight to Room 333. When they entered the room, they saw Athrun there beside Kira, but the most shocking thing was Kira is awake. He and Athrun were having some sort of a conversation. Both Lacus and Cagalli were delighted to see Kira out of the coma and rushed in and hugged him.
"Cagalli, let go of me. You are squeezing me to death and miss if you don't mind so are you." cried Kira.
"Miss?" Lacus was shocked to hear Kira calling her Miss as if he didn't know her.
"Cagalli, who's your friend?" Kira asked.
"Athrun what's going on here? Why can't Kira remember Lacus?" Cagalli shot at Athrun.
"The doctors seem to think Kira is suffering from amnesia" answered Athrun.
"Hey! What amnesia? I know you are Athrun my best friend, she's Cagalli my tomboy sister and umm… her friend." replied Kira.
"Yes, Kira you still retain your older memories but your recent memories and the past 5 years are what you don't remember." explained Athrun.
"You really don't remember me, do you Kira?" asked Lacus trying hard to hold back her tears.
"I'm sorry but I don't." answered Kira. His answer shattered Lacus heart.
"Are we close friends? If we are, I'm sorry" he looked at Lacus.
"KIRA, you IDIOT, Lacus is your GIRLFRIEND. You've been going steady for 3 years now." scolded Cagalli.
"My…my GIRLFRIEND?" choked Kira.(A/N: hit him in the head for forgetting Lacus)
Kira looked at Athrun for confirmation. Athrun nodded his head. Kira was speechless. He had forgotten he had a girlfriend, a beautiful one at that but he just can't remember her no matter how hard he raked his brain. In fact, on concentrating so hard to remember it is giving him a headache.
"Kira, don't force yourself." Lacus spoke up seeing Kira struggling. The memories will come back eventually. But it was obvious from the sound of her voice that Lacus was sad Kira couldn't remember her.
"How did we end up in the hospital Athrun?" Kira asked
"We met with an accident yesterday and it was all my fault"
"Don't blame yourself Athrun, I'm sure you didn't mean for this to happen. It was an accident like you said. So don't be too hard on yourself."
"So how are you feeling Mr. Yamato" interrupted the doctor when he came in with a nurse.
"Could you please wait outside while the doctor performs a checkup on Mr. Yamato" the nurse then usher them out the room.
Outside
"When did he wake up? I thought the doctors say he's in a coma. People in coma don't just wake up the next day when they just went into one the day before." Cagalli started shooting questions at Athrun.
"Early this morning, around 3 am. The nurse was shocked to find him awake Even the doctors are puzzled. They think it's a miracle he woke in barely one day just like he woke up from sleep. The nurse informed me that the doctors perform a series of test and all the results came back with nothing bad, in fact his wounds are almost healed and his fracture barely seems to be there anymore. The doctors find this very puzzling but the fact still remains that the clot still haven't dissolve and is causing the memory loss. There is nothing wrong with Kira besides that.
"WOW. Kira must be a miracle child to heal that fast. Just overnight and he is all recovered. (A/N: I know the fact Kira healed so fast is ridiculous but this is a fiction so bare with me.)
"But don't think this gets you off the hook Athrun Zala" continue Cagalli.
Athrun was hurt by the last phrase but truthfully he didn't expected Cagalli to forgive him that fast and easily even though Kira is now awake and have recovered. But he did feel better now that Kira is awake and no longer in a coma because of him.
"You may come in now. The doctor is done and wishes to speak with you" the nurse opened the door and allowed them into the room.
"Its amazing the state of recovery Mr. Yamato seems to possess. The wounds he suffered should have taken him months to heal but it looks like he is all cured to me and there isn't even a scar where the metal piece pierced his shoulder. Its like he never had that wound" stated Doctor Kinomoto.
"But the problem that still remains is the blood clot in his brain still haven't dissolved. But I'm sure it will in time. There seems to be no immediate danger from that clot other than the side effect of memory loss" he continued.
"But doctor will he ever regain his memories?" asked Lacus.
"He should, with time and your help jogging it for him. Bring him to places which holds special memories and tell him of the past he's experience to help him. It might trigger the brain to remember them."
"When can I be released from the hospital, doctor?" piped up Kira from the bed.
"I'll have to retain you for a few more days for observation. I'll leave you to chat , I have to continue with my routine rounds. Good day." he walked out the door with the nurse following his wake.
"Hi, I'm Kira Yamato. You are?" Kira offered his hand to Lacus.
"I'm Lacus Clyne" accepting his hand to shake. Lacus managed a small smile.
"And Cagalli don't you stay mad at Athrun for what happened. It's an accident after all. I'm fine by the way, so you two better make up."
"Hey! don't you go ordering me around now Kira. I still your elder sister"
"Athrun how do you stand her, I really don't understand. And now could you guys fill in the blanks for me. When did I start going out with Lacus? I thought I was going out with Fllay" enquire Kira.
Both Athrun and Cagalli groan at the mention of Fllay's name.
"Kira! You broke up with her 4 years ago when that no good two timing bitch was double dating you and Ssigh" replied Cagalli shaking her fist at him.
"Now now Cagalli you don't have to get so agitated over this." Lacus tried to calm Cagalli down.
"You are dating Lacus here for the past 3 years" continued Cagalli pointing at the gentle pink haired girl.
Kira stared at the pink haired girl. "Is he really dating this pink haired beauty?" He is such a moron to not remember her. Her long flowing hair hanging loosely behind her and the double crescent hair pin held her left fringe up. Her blue orbs are mesmerizing.
They talked for a few more hours. Athrun, Cagalli and Lacus retold him his past forgotten memories hoping to get him to remember something. But he shake his head every time in response to their tales. A nurse finally came in to send them on their way saying the visiting hours are up and Athrun needs to get back to his room to take his own medication. They came to visit Kira everyday telling him past events of his forgotten memory. Kira requested to be transfer to be in the same room as Athrun since he no longer needs to be in ICU. During the girls visits Kira got to reacquaint Lacus all over again. He began to understand why he liked her before and has started to redevelop those feelings for her. Both Kira and Athrun's parents fussed over them when they returned from their trip overseas. Both set of parents were shocked with the events that happened while they were away.